Staple-driving appliance.



R. J. WATTS. STAPLE DRIVING APPLIANCE. APPLICATION FILED 001210, 1913.

1, 1 00,208. Patented June 16, 1914.

Witnesses Inventor W by Attorneys ROBERT J. WATTS, OF WAVER-LY, ILLINOIS.

STAPLE-DRIVING APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 19] 4.

Application filed October 10, 1913. Serial No. 794,485.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT J. News, a citizen of the United States, residing at WVaverly, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Staple-Driving Appliance, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved form of tool for the holding and driving of staples.

An object of the present invention is to provide a magazine for the reception and holding of staples and which magazine is open upon its outer portion so as to render the staples accessible. A hammer or suitable driving tool is provided with a forked attachment adapted to engage the staples in the magazine and to move the same to one end thereof and which end constitutes a jaw for the holding of the staples and presenting the heads thereof in position to receive a blow from the said driving tool.

A further object is to provide a staple holding magazine of extremely simple construction, which is convex, the staples being held against the convexed side by means of a flexible strap or element to which is secured a spring so that the same will always be maintained in a taut condition and the staples thus properly held in position.

A further object is to provide a staple holding magazine adapted to accommodate staples of various lengths and which hold the staples in a flat manner against the side of the magazine, the same being accomplished by a resilient or spring controlled flexible element extending the entire longitudinal length of the magazine.

A further object is to provide a staple holding magazine with a jaw at one end and to provide means so that a forked attachment secured to a driving tool can engage one of the staples within the magazine and move it longitudinally thereof until it encounters the jaw situated at the end of the magazine at which time it will be rendered accessible to a blow from the driving tool so that it can be driven in a post or allied structure, after which the magazine is moved upward and out of engagement with the staple, the staple being left in its required position and firmly embedded in the post or allied structure.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, withput departing from the spirit of the invenion.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a part thereof, the preferable form of my invention has been illustrated, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the staple holding magazine. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of a driving tool in the nature of a hammer and to which is secured the forked or pronged attachment which may be used in conjunction with the staple holding magazine. Fig. 3 is a side view in elevation of the staple holding magazine. Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 4l-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view of a portion of the magazine illustrating the fact that the side edges thereof are extensible so that the magazine may accommodate staples of varying lengths. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in perspective of the jaw of the magazine which holds the staple in proper position for drivmg.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the magazine is formed by the two overlapping plates 7 and 8 which are provided with the outwardly extending rims 9 which form the side walls of the magazine. As illustrated in Fig. 5, the overlapping rear plates 7 and 8 are provided with the slotted apertures 10 extending therethrough and through which extends a bolt 11 whereby the back plate 12 is securely held to the overlapping plates 7 and 8 and the last mentioned plates are held in fixed relation.

The bottom plate 12 as well as the overlapping plates 7 and 8, is arcuated as illustrated in Fig. 3, being convexed which allows a flexible strap or element 13 to be employed for holding the staples securely against the back plate 12 and between the edges or rims 9. The providing of the back plate 12 insures that there will be a smooth and continuous surface against which the staples may rest regardless of the amount of overlapping of the plates 7 and 8. The flexible element or strap 18 extends along the central longitudinal axis of the plate 12 and is secured at one end. to the back plate as at 14, while the remote end of the strap or flexible element extends around the projecting end of the back plate and is adjustably secured to a tension spring 15, the latter in turn being rigidly bolted to the overlapping plates by means of the bolts 11. One end of the plate 12 is provided with the hook 16 which acts in the capacity of a puller and may be used to withdraw a staple from a post or allied structure, should it be wrongly placed or so desired. The remote end of the back plate is provided with the projection 17 of limited width and which terminates in what is called a jaw 18.

The projection or extremity l7 and jaw 18 provides that the staple will be held in such position that the pointed ends thereof may be brought in contact with a plane surface and at the same time the head or upper portion of the staple will project above the projection or extension 17 so that the head of the staple will be rendered accessible and in position to receive a blow from a driving tool. The jaw 18 as illustrated in Fig. 6 is provided with the channel 19 extending along the front face thereof and which is adapted to receive one leg of the staple therein to hold the staple in an upright manner and to prevent the staple from shifting in a transverse or lateral direction.

In order that the staples may be moved longitudinally through the magazine and that they may assume a final position with one leg situated within the channel 19, the driving tool illustrated in Fig. 2 is provided with a forked or prong-shaped attachment 20 and with the prongs thereof spaced a distance apart slightly in excess of the width of the strap or flexible element 13 so that they will properly span the same. When it is desired to move one of the staples into position within the jaw, the attachment 20 is brought into such position that it spans the flexible element 13 and engages one leg of the staple. When now the attachment 20 is moved longitudinally of the magazine,

the staple will be carried forward, being guided in its motion by the back plate 12 and the upstanding rims 9 which form the side walls or edges of the magazine. Then the staple has assumed a position within the jaw as illustrated in Fig. 1, the top or head of the staple is rendered accessible and may receive a blow from above by reason of the driving tool to which the attachment 20 is secured. The blow securely fastens the staple in place, and by moving the magazine away from the staple, the staple will be disengaged from the jaw 18 and will remain standing in the structure in which it has been driven. Thus an extremely useful staple driving appliance is provided and which may be easily loaded with staples by merely inserting the same beneath the flexible ele ment 13. The manner in which the staples are held allows the same to be at all times visible and also provides means whereby a staple should it be defective, may be removed and a new one inserted therefor, without requiring the staple to first be moved within the jaw.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a combination of the class described, a staple holding magazine including a plate with a convex face, a strip of flexible material extending centrally and longitudinally ofthe convex face thereof, one extremity of said plate being provided with a jaw of limited width adapted to receive and hold a staple in an upright manner therein, and resilient means engaging said flexible strip and arranged to hold the same in a taut condition.

2. A magazine for holding staples comprising a. convex plate, upstanding side edges carried thereby, a strip of resilient material extending along the central longitudinal axis of the front face of the plate and arranged to receive staples thereunder and hold the same in contact with the said convex plate, and resilient means secured to the said plate and to the said strip for holding the same in a taut condition, one extremity of the said plate being provided With an extension of limited width and with a groove or channel extending transversely thereacross, said channel defining a jaw for the reception and holding of a staple in upright position.

3. In a staple holding magazine, the combination of overlapping plates provided with upstanding rims, means for holding the plates in adjusted overlapped position, a convex back plate secured to the said overlapping plates and fitting between the upstanding rims, the said upstanding rims and back plate constituting the back and side walls of the magazine, a strip of limited width extending along the front face of the back plate and positioned longitudinally centrally thereof and constituting the front holding face of the magazine and arranged to receive staples thereunder, and resilient means engaging the said strip and arranged to exert a tensional stress thereupon to hold the said strip in forced contact with the said back plate, the adjustable overlapping plates allowing for the accommodation of staples of various lengths.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a plate with a convex surface, the said surface being curved with respect to the longitudinal axis of the plate, and a strip of fiexible material extending longitudinally of said convex face, said strip adapted to hold staples in contact with the said convex face.

5. A device of the class described comprising a plate with a convex face, the said face being curved with respect to the longitudinal axis of the plate, a strip of flexible material extending longitudinally of said convex face, and means for holding the said strip in contact with said face.

6. A device of the class described comprising a plate with a convex face, said face being curved with respect to the longitudinal axis of the plate, a strip of flexible material extending longitudinally of said convex face, and resilient means for holding the said strip in contact with said face.

7 A device of the class described comprising a plate with a front face, a strip of flexible material extending longitudinally thereof and normally held in contact therewith, said strip adapted to hold articles in contact with the said front face, and an article holding jaw carried by said plate at one end thereof arranged to receive articles from said front plate and to grip the same intermediate their ends.

8. An article of the class described comprising a plate, a strip of flexible material extending longitudinally of one face thereof and held in resilient contact therewith, outstanding edges connected to said plate and preventing the shifting of articles transversely thereof, and means carried by said plate at one end thereof for holding the articles in an upright position as delivered thereto from said plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT J. WATTS.

Witnesses J ENNIE HUDSON, GERTRUDE EVERETI.

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